Barbie - An American Icon (Virtual)

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Educational

Age Group:

Adults
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Calling all Barbie doll enthusiasts and Barbie movie fans!

In the 1950s children could only play with baby dolls.  There were no adult dolls.  Then Ruth Handler decided to invent a doll with adult features.  The doll named Barbie was a "Teen-age Fashion model." 

Barbie could be dressed in a variety of fashion outfits and she lived in a "Dreamhouse."  She had a boyfriend named Ken and drove a Corvette convertible.  Barbie's careers included doctor, astronaut, pilot, teacher, politician and even a matador.  Join us for this virtual presentation and learn how the world's most loved doll came to be.

Presenter:  Rick Feingold teaches American Business History at Bergen Community College and holds an MBA from Penn State University and a degree in History from Rutgers University.

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